''Michnikowszczyzna. Zapis choroby'' is a book written by a Polish right-wing journalist Rafał Ziemkiewicz in 2006. The title might be translated as ''Michnikism. Medical History''. It presents a negative analytical and critical view of

Adam Michnik Adam Michnik (; born 17 October 1946) is a Polish historian, essayist, former dissident, public intellectual, and editor-in-chief of the Polish newspaper, ''Gazeta Wyborcza''. Reared in a family of committed communists, Michnik became an opponen ...

, the founder and editor-in-chief of ''

Gazeta Wyborcza ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' (; ''The Electoral Gazette'' in English) is a Polish daily newspaper based in Warsaw, Poland. It is the first Polish daily newspaper after the era of " real socialism" and one of Poland's newspapers of record, covering the ...

'' (second biggest daily newspaper in Poland), and Michnik's role within Polish society and in the transformation in Poland after 1989. In the view of the author, the

neologism A neologism Greek νέο- ''néo''(="new") and λόγος /''lógos'' meaning "speech, utterance"] is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted int ...

"Michnikowszczyzna" refers to both Michnik himself, his apprentices and the views presented by ''

,'' The term can be loosely translated as 'Michnik -itis, itis'. Ziemkiewicz describes in detail their—in his opinion—excessive and negative impact on the shape of politics in Poland, especially during the 90s. The book and author's thesis were criticized by some authors, especially those associated with Gazeta Wyborcza. Released in December 2006, it ranked 6th on the January 2007 list of Polish bestselling books. The book has received numerous reviews in Poland, including in

Wprost ''Wprost'' (, meaning "Directly") is a Polish-language weekly news magazine published in Poznań, Poland.

and one in Michnik's own Gazeta Wyborcza by Ewa Milewicz.

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Interview with Ziemkiewicz about this book
{{Rafał Ziemkiewicz 2006 non-fiction books Political books Polish non-fiction books Works by Rafał A. Ziemkiewicz

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